5 Witton Tower Gardens, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0DJ
About 5 Witton Tower Gardens
5 Witton Tower Gardens is a five-bedroom detached house in Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 0DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 187 m² (around 2013 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £452,000 is 37% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£164/sq ft) was about 47.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2019 at £330,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
5 Witton Tower Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Witton Tower Gardens has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Agent
- DH Drawings Ltd
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/22/00588/FPA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1995.
£452,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 24 years.
£330,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
10 January 2019Most recent
£330,000
+100.0%over 23 years12 January 1995
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL14 0DJ: £320,000 (2024–2002).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Witton Tower Gardens homes
EPC Rating for 5 Witton Tower Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
187 m²
Street avg 199 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 11.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
High Street - Dun Cow — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Witton-le-Wear Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB